'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse to be Visible from Indonesia on June 21

Under Saros cycles, eclipses will reoccur almost every 18 years, 11 days, and eight hours. This weekend’s annular eclipse will become the thirty-sixth member of 70 members in the 137 Saros Cycle. Though it can be predicted, annular eclipses do not repeat at any given location in a certain cycle.

The partial annular eclipse will be seen in 432 cities and regencies in 31 provinces across Indonesia.

When and where to see the annular eclipse in Indonesia:

1. Aceh (it will peak at 2:40 pm WT)
2. North Sumatera (it will peak at 2:48 pm WT)
3. West Sumatera (it will peak at 2:54 pm WT)
4. Riau (it will peak at 2:57 pm WT)
5. Bengkulu (it will peak 2:59 pm WT)
6. Jambi (it will peak at 3:00 pm WT)
7. Riau Island (it will peak at 3:06 pm WT)
8. South Sumatera (it will peak at 3:04 pm WT)
9. Lampung (it will peak at 3:07 pm WT)
10. Bangka Belitung (it will peak at 3:10 pm WT)
11. West Java (it will peak at 3:14 pm WT)
12. Central Java (it will peak at 3:18 pm WT)
13. East Java (it will peak at 3:21 pm WT)
14. West Kalimantan (it will peak at 3:17 pm WT)
15. Central Kalimantan (it will peak 3:22 pm WT)
16. South Kalimantan (it will peak at 4:25 pm CT)
17. East Kalimantan (it will peak at 4:26 pm CT)
18. North Kalimantan (it will peak at 4:25 pm CT)
19. Bali (it will peak 4:24 pm CT)
20. West Nusa Tenggara (it will peak at 4:27 pm CT)
21. East Nusa Tenggara (it will peak at 4:27 pm CT)
22. West Sulawesi (it will peak at 4:29 pm CT)
23. South Sulawesi (it will peak at 4:30 pm CT)
24. Central Sulawesi (it will peak at 4:30 pm CT)
25. Southeast Sulawesi (it will peak at 4:32 pm CT)
26. Gorontalo (it will peak at 4:31 pm CT)
27. North Sulawesi (it will peak at 4:32 pm CT)
28. North Maluku (it will peak at 5:34 pm ET)
29. Maluku (it will peak at 5:35 pm ET)
30. West Papua (it will peak at 5:36 pm ET)
31. Papua (it will peak at 5:37 pm ET).

On June 21, the annular eclipse is not visible from:

All areas in Banten
All areas in Jakarta
All areas in Yogyakarta

Solar and Lunar Eclipse Guide 2020:

1. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on January 11 was visible over Indonesia
2. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on June 6 was visible over Indonesia
3. Annular Eclipse (Ring of Fire) June 21, which is a partial eclipse will be seen over most Indonesia, except parts of Java and Southern part of Sumatera.
4. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on July 5 will be seen over Indonesia
5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on November 20 will be seen over the western part of Indonesia towards the end of the eclipse
6. Total Solar Eclipse on December 14 will not be seen from Indonesia.

(Writer: Mela Arnani | Editor: Inggried Dwi Wedhaswary)

Source: https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2020/06/18/114128465/daftar-wilayah-di-indonesia-yang-bisa-saksikan-gerhana-matahari-cincin-21?page=all.